EP1467915A4 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A CONTAINER - Google Patents

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A CONTAINER

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EP1467915A4
EP1467915A4 EP02805681A EP02805681A EP1467915A4 EP 1467915 A4 EP1467915 A4 EP 1467915A4 EP 02805681 A EP02805681 A EP 02805681A EP 02805681 A EP02805681 A EP 02805681A EP 1467915 A4 EP1467915 A4 EP 1467915A4
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Prior art keywords
container
monitoring environment
monitoring
environment
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
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EP1467915A2 (en
Inventor
Stephanie J Moehnke
James N L Pedersen
Wayne C Olson
William J Shaner
Connie E Shaner
Philip S Glynn
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Entegris Inc
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Entegris Inc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01MTESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/67Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/673Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere using specially adapted carriers or holders; Fixing the workpieces on such carriers or holders
    • H01L21/6735Closed carriers
    • H01L21/67389Closed carriers characterised by atmosphere control
    • H01L21/67393Closed carriers characterised by atmosphere control characterised by the presence of atmosphere modifying elements inside or attached to the closed carrierl
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/67Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/67005Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/67242Apparatus for monitoring, sorting or marking
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/67Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/67005Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/67242Apparatus for monitoring, sorting or marking
    • H01L21/67253Process monitoring, e.g. flow or thickness monitoring
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/67Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/68Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for positioning, orientation or alignment
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02Devices for withdrawing samples
    • G01N2001/021Correlating sampling sites with geographical information, e.g. GPS

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)
  • Testing Or Calibration Of Command Recording Devices (AREA)
  • Recording Measured Values (AREA)
  • Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
EP02805681A 2001-12-20 2002-12-20 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A CONTAINER Withdrawn EP1467915A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US26386 2001-12-20
US10/026,386 US20030115978A1 (en) 2001-12-20 2001-12-20 Apparatus and method for monitoring environment within a container
PCT/US2002/041307 WO2003053791A2 (en) 2001-12-20 2002-12-20 Apparatus and method for monitoring environment within a container

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EP1467915A2 EP1467915A2 (en) 2004-10-20
EP1467915A4 true EP1467915A4 (en) 2005-09-07

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US (2) US20030115978A1 (zh)
EP (1) EP1467915A4 (zh)
JP (1) JP2005513459A (zh)
KR (1) KR20040075896A (zh)
CN (1) CN1656368A (zh)
AU (1) AU2002357374A1 (zh)
WO (1) WO2003053791A2 (zh)

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JP2005513459A (ja) 2005-05-12
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WO2003053791A2 (en) 2003-07-03
AU2002357374A1 (en) 2003-07-09
US20030115956A1 (en) 2003-06-26
US20030115978A1 (en) 2003-06-26
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WO2003053791B1 (en) 2004-04-08
CN1656368A (zh) 2005-08-17

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